Word: stemming
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...hoped that Rcagan's omens prove to be inaccurate, just as we hope that demonstrators can channel their militance into a more cogent and solidified force. But it is imperative that each of us confront the reality of an escalating situation and eschew criticisms that stem from a futile nostalgia for a time that has passed...
...advisers and government defenders prepared a fallback position at Ban Son, 20 miles south of the base. Meanwhile, U.S. warplanes continued to bomb Communist supply routes across northern Laos. Despite U.S. estimates that the air attacks have inflicted 20% casualties on Communist units, the bombing has failed to stem the tide of supplies...
...14th century. That accomplishment led to Laos' one brief period of expansion. Before long, however, both Laos and the Khmers were caught in the deadly vise of war between Siam (now Thailand) and Annam (now Viet Nam). The enmities between Indochina's present-day neighbors stem in no small part from these wars, which reduced Laos to a tiny mountain kingdom, robbed Cambodia of the rich Mekong Delta (Cochin China) and created, for the first time in history, a vigorous unity in Viet Nam between the South (Annam) and North (Tonkin...
Take asparagus. "Subjects who spontaneously attack and eat the tip first are likely to be immature, fearful and dependent, unable to-defer gratification even briefly. Those individuals who proceeded from stem to tip rated high in such personality parameters as frustration-tolerance, self-security and confidence. In the American psychosocial tradition, they showed faith in the future, confidence in the Judeo-Christian ethic, and a conviction that delayed gratification is morally correct." Then there is the matter of eggs: "Several of the students, speaking of their reactions to poached eggs, wondered if they had really been born...
...results are different. For one thing, The Phoenix is "more visual," he said. The paper does feature some fine photography and has used some startling layouts, although it often falls back on rather dull designs. Some of the paper's visual problems stem from its present printing facilities. The paper is printed in a small shop, with little range in typeface. When the paper begins using IBM equipment it will have a great deal more flexibility in the use of different types...